Use a piece of steel tubing or rod as the end supports. It would be best if the load was applied the same way but even a rectangular rod would be fine and a lot easier than making the weight balance on it. Say a half inch width glued onto the bottom of the brick. You could also make the same measurement lengthwise on the plate to get the crosswise value although you might need some more weight to get adequate deflection.
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Fred
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